Taichi Fukui

Taichi Fukui
福井 太智
Personal information
Full name Taichi Fukui
Date of birth (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Arouca
(on loan from Bayern Munich II)
Number 21
Youth career
Kurihama FC
0000–2022 Sagan Tosu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Sagan Tosu 5 (0)
2023– Bayern Munich II 27 (1)
2023– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2024Portimonense (loan) 11 (1)
2024–Arouca (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2022– Japan U20 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Taichi Fukui (福井 太智, Fukui Taichi, born 15 July 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Arouca, on loan from Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.[2]

Club career

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Bayern Munich

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Fukui is a product of Japanese club Sagan Tosu and was originally signed for the Bayern Munich reserve team, Bayern Munich II, where he became a regular starter after impressing performances.

On 16 September 2023, he was called up for the first time on the first team's bench in the Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen but he did not feature however.[3]

On 26 September, he made his debut and his first appearance for the Bayern Munich senior team in the first round of the DFB Pokal against 3. Liga club SC Preußen Münster, coming off the bench at the 63rd minute and contributing to a 0–4 victory.[4] He also became the second ever Japanese footballer to play an official competitive match for Bayern Munich after Takashi Usami during the 2011–12 season.

Loan to Portimonense

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On 31 January 2024, he renewed his contract with Bayern Munich until 2026 and was subsequently loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense until June 2025.[5]

Loan to Arouca

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On 4 July 2024, his loan-spell with Portimonense was cut short and he was subsequently loaned to fellow Primeira Liga club Arouca for the 2024–25 season.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 5 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sagan Tosu 2021 J1 League 4 0 3[a] 0 4[b] 0 0 0 11 0
2022 1 0 0 0 3[b] 0 0 0 4 0
Total 5 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 15 0
Bayern Munich II 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 12 0 12 0
2023–24 15 1 15 1
Total 27 1 27 1
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Portimonense (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga 11 1 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 13 1
Total 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1
Arouca (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 51 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 62 2
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in the DFB-Pokal
  4. ^ Appearances in the Primeira Liga play-out

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "福井太智選手の契約について". sagan-tosu.net (in Japanese). Sagan Tosu. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Line-ups: vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen". FC Bayern Munich. 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Line-ups: vs SC Preußen Münster". FC Bayern Munich. 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Taichi Fukui chega do Bayern" [Taichi Fukui arrives from Bayern] (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Nach Abstieg: FC Bayern findet neuen Leih-Verein für Fukui". kicker.de (in German). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ Taichi Fukui at Soccerway
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